The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1871, Page 4

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Matinee atl, CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.—THrovors Tuomas’ SUMMER NiguTs’ Concrnts, New York, Bonaaae, one 15. 1871. contents OF TO-DAY'S LB. Pacr, ig Advertisements, 2—Advertisements. 3—Fire in Jersey City—Delaware Praches—Mar- Piages and Deaths—Advertisements. 4—Edvtorials: Leading Article, Loan—Our National Finunces and Financial Expert- Set Republican Alarm Over the Condition of Affairs in North Carolina; ‘The Much Married Bowen Again After a Seat in Congress—Versonal Intciligence—Amuse- ment Announcements. S—Spain and Cuba: Strong Debate on Cuban Affairs in the Spanish Cortes—France: Terrt- bie Explosion of @ Powder Magazine m Parts; Reported Kiotous Demonstrations tn Nice in Favor of Itatv—England: The London Times on the New York Riots; Debate in the House of Lords on the ‘Abolition of Pur- chase in the Army—The Ntuth Regimen’ rangements Jor the Obsequies of the Miscellaneo.s Telegrams—Saratoga Raci cond Day of the First Summer Mecting—Views of the Past—Rusiness Notices. G—The Recent Riot: sober Second Thonght on the Subject of the Slaughter; Additional Details of vhe Conflict; Views of the Rank and File tn Relation to the Firing; Funerals of Victims; Complete List of Killed and Wounded; bispo- f.4i0N oF the Arrested Rioters. %=—The Recent Riot (Continned from Sixth Page)— The Death Venaity: Execution of Henderson Young ‘negro) in North Carolina—Procceamgs in the Courts—The Tombs Police Court —Finan- cial and Commercial Reports—Domestic Mar kets. S—Horrivle Domestic Traged; Whips His Son to Death graph—Obituary—The ping In elgence—adverticem Tne Rior on Wednesday furnishes the Philadelphia Press with ammunition for nearly an entire page of editorial matier, most of which is devoted to firing into Tammany. Tae Pawapsieaia Press thinks the present a good time for the republicans in this city to cease their quarrels. That depends a good deal upon what Senator Fenton, Senator Conkling and Honest Tom Murphy have to say on the subject. Suppose we hear from the Sage of Jamestown ? A Nw Canpipare for the Presidency has turned up in Connecticutin the person of some one who bears the rather familiar name of Pierce. He promises that if elected ‘‘no min- ister of the Gospel who believes in war will be allowed in his Cabinet.” He is evidently a man of pe: and might suit some party whose “war ery Let us have Bence} oh Tur RockLaNp (Maine ) Free Pre “4, repub- lican, thinks a large and influentia! portion of the democrats in Maine will reluctantly yield the new departure a support. The Maine republicans are rather anxious about this depariure, although the campaign thus far does not appear to be conducted with more than ordinary spirit. The State election takes place on the 10th of S eptember. A Great MonTH IN THE Ameito AN Cas- enDAR.—Jaly, the month of American Inde- pendence, and of the first Bull Run, and of the seven days’ battle of General McClellan, and the month of Vicksburg and Gettysburg, and the month of our New York riots of 1863, and of our rioters of 1871, put down by the strong arm of the law, A great month Is July in the annals of the | Great at Republic. Tne AtiaNTA Sun—A, H. Stephens’ organ—in its issue of the 11th instant pub- lishes a five column article from the pen of A. H, Stephons, in reply to the position assumed by the Montgomery Advertiser and Mail— namely, in favor of the new departure. In reference to the Harrisburg resolutions—or “Jere. Black's platform”"—Mr. Stephens says that, instead of its becoming the democratic shiboleth in 1872, two million and a half of democrats are determined, with very inflexible purpose, that it shall not be done. Has not the “‘Sege of Liberty Hall” set his figures ratber too high? Mr. S'ephens, unforiunately, is a decade, at least, behind the age. Canapian View or THE Treaty or Wasn- INoTON.—Ex-Governor Macdonald, late Minis- ter of Public Works of the Dominion of Canada, has written a letter to his constitu- ents in support of the Treaty of Washington. He contends that, the ireaty having been rati- fied by both Great Britain and the United States, it has the force of law, and couse- quently no further legislation ie necessary to carry it into effect. He says, further, that Canada has no power to reverse the policy of the home government, and must quletly submit to the conditions ‘of the treaty, unless she is prepared to sever her connection with the empire. As the ex- Governor is a leader of the opposition bis opinions are entitled to great weight, and may be fairly taken as the index of the sentiments of his party toward the treaty. Little doubt can, therefore, be entertained that the Canadian Parliament will, with great unanimity, pass the law necessary to carry the contract be- tween the two nations into effect. Tne ALBANY Argue defends Governor Hoffman from the assaults of the Heening Journal for his tardiness in issuing bis pro- clamation, and says: — The hearts of the people are flied with gratitude to the Governor; and yet a partisan press reviles him for the brightest acts im lis career, Pub opinion will soon adjust the bala: and the he magistrate Wiil rise in the scale as | press sluks, The Governor seems to stand beiweea two fires in this matter—one for issning the procla- | mation at all, and the other for not issuing it more promptly. Time will set that act all right and award due honor to our patriotic Governor for the courage be bas dieplayed in the law unfortunate emergency. ta disnonest | The Lean—Oer National Finances and Financial Experiments. It will be remembered that the Secretary of the Treasary was indefatigable in his efforts to get the Loan bill, to convert the various six per cent securities into five, four and a half and four per cents, passed by Congress. He was confident of succeeding in funding the debt at these lower rates of interest. Some members of Congress, with more financial knowledge than the Secretary possessed, doubted the re- sult, but as the matter was urged persistently and with all the influence of the administra- tion, they yielded. The bill was passed and the greatest latitude given to Mr. Boutwell to carry out his scheme. But the plan has proved a failure, and, after spending nearly a million of dollars in printing, advertising, agen- cies and other expenses, orders have been given to stop the printing of the new bonds. And although the Secretary continues to spend money unnecessarily in giving nice jobs to the friends and officers of the Treasury De- pariment, as in sending agents abroad, it is evident he is preparing to abandon the scheme, The Loan bill was approved July 14, 1870, and the act inamendment January 20, 1871. Notice was publicly given in February that books would be opened in this country and in Enrope on the 6th of March for subscriptions to the national loan. There were three classes of bonds provided for—aamely, five hundred millions bearing five per cent interest and payable in ten years; three hundred millions at four and a half per cent interest payable in fifteen years, and seven hundred millions at four per cent interest payable in thirty years— in all fifteen bundred millions. The Treasury Department in this circular advertisement announced that preference would be given to subscriptions, first, for the five per cents to the amount of two hundred millions, then for equal amounts of each class of bonds. The debt of the United States was not to be increased by the loan, and, therefore, the out- standing six per cents, known as five-twenties, could only be exchanged for the new bonds at their par value or for gold at par. As an inducement for subscriptions to the loan the interest was made payable quarterly by the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers or at other convenient localities to be designated by the government, and the new bonds, as well as interest on them, were exempt from the payment of all dues or taxes to the United States, as well as from taxation in any form by or under State, municipal or local authority. It was supposed by Mr. Boutwell that this exemption from taxation, quarterly payments of interest and the length of time the new bonds would have to run, would be equivalent, or nearly go, to the difference of interest. Four months have passed since, to use a familiar expression, the new loan was put on the market. What has been the result? The whole of the subscriptions do not amount to seventy millions, and of these nearly all are from the national banks, which are required by law to take a certain proportion of the new bonds. A few millions only have been sub- scribed for without compulsion and volun- tarily by capitalists or the people. The loan consequently is a failure, and the report that itis to be withdrawn from the market is pro- bably well founded, It is unfortunate that the experiment was ever made and that the government should bave spent a million of | dollars or thereabout to little purpose. Mr. Boutwell can get along swimmingly when the revenue pours into his coffers at the rate of a million or more a day, and when he bas a sar- plug of a hundred millions a year over and above the expenditures of the government, He boasts of this as being very creditable to himself and the administration, as if the money had been brought out of the earth by his magic. He and the partisans of the administration make a great noise over the hundred millions of treasure held all the time in the Treasury and the hundred millions of debt purchased a year, as if he had extracted the gold from rocks, when, in fact, an enormous revenue flows into the Treasury in spite of his action, and is forced unnecessarily from an over- taxed people by laws of Congress. But when good financial management is needed he fails, He may be a pretty good lawyer, may un- derstand Massachusetis law very well, and be able to make good political speeches, but be knows little about national finance, and hence the mistake he has made about the new loan. It is the misfortune of the country that few of our public men understand great financial questions, and that the Treasury De- partment is generally entrusted to those who have no claim to be statesmen. Making investments in anything is strictly a business operation. Men use their money where it pays the best interest, other things, such as security and convenience, being equal. Money is worth much more than five per cent in this country, with the best security, and in many parts it brings double or more that amount of interest. Ours is comparatively a new country aud money is in great demand everywhere to develop its valuable resources, The accumulated capital with us is not suffi- cient to supply the demand for legitimate and paying enterprises or business. How can we expect, then, fifteen bundred millions, or a third of that amount of government securities, to be taken at par when they bear only five, four and a half or four per cent interest? It was thought foreigners might take a large portion of the loan, a# at even the reduc rate of interest it bears the interest is still equal to or higher than that of the securities of many European governments, But the capitalists of Europe ean find good and safe investmenia bere at a mach bigher interest, as well as our own people, if they are disposed to invest in the United States at all. Then they get six per cent on United States bonds now, with the certainty of being paid gold at par for these when calied in for redemptios. It could hardiy be sopposed these bondbolders abroad would change at par these sixes for bonds bearing one, one anda balf or two per cent less interest. Intermivable securities or con- sols, as the Eoglish call them, would have stood a better chance of being taken, With | these, as every one knows, the national debt } need not have been perpetuated, though they might be called interminable. The govern ment could go into the market at any time and | porebase for the sinking fand or liquidation just the same ag it purchases bonds now, The whole experiment of Mr. Boutwell—an experi mer’ “ich he urgel Cougress to sanctiou—~is NEW YORK HERALD. crude and shows the want of financial know- ledge. We muat not judge of the comparative credit of our government abroad altogether by the rela- tive quotations of our bonds and those of foreign gvernments. No sensible man or capitalist, we suppose, doubts that the government of the United States is as stable as any in Europe. In fact, looking at the condition of things in Europe the United States goveroment has a more conservative basis than most governments there. Then, as tothe comparative resources and ability to pay, the American republic stands in the first position. No one can doubt our ability to pay the debt, even within ten or fifteen years, when it is considered that with all the vast expenditures of the war and liquidation of an enormous amount of floating indebteduess we have paid off upwards of a hundred millions of the principal yearly. There is no apprehension that the United States cannot or will not pay every dollar of the debt. The reason our securities are not higher abroad—that our sixes do not bring much more in the market than the British three or three and a half per cent consols—must be found in other causes, One of these causes is, as we have stated, the greaier value of money in America, and, consequently, the price of the bonds in our own markets. Another is the abundant supply of these bonds in Earopean markets, a supply which has been greater than a steady demand, and that bas been forced by the necessity of sending so many abroad to make up the balance of trade against us. If we were less extrava- gant, imported less goods and exported more produce, and if the profits ofshipping were more in our favor, we should soon see an appreciation of our securities, The nation that is most wealthy and economical, that keeps the balance of trade in its favor and obtains the greatest profits from commerce, must hold other nations under financial con- trol and subjection, Then the want of a permanently organized and consolidated debt is always a disadvantage with regard to the market vaine of it. Our whole financial system needs to be placed on a better founda- tion and to be under the management of abler men, The resources of the country are surprisingly abundant and the eredit of the government intrinsically is good enough. All is a better revenue system, an economical administration and an able Finance Minister in the Treasury Dopartment. Terrible Catastrophe im Paris. A cable telegram received here last night from Paris announced that the powder maga- zine of St. Maur was blown up, and that a large number of men, women and children were killed and wounded in consequence. Many of the vistims are buried beneath the ruins, and both soldiers and _fire- mea are busily engaged in clearing awa: the débris to extricate the bodies of the ill- fated work people. The shock consequent on the explosion of the materials stored or manu- factured in the magazine was so severe that it was felt all over Paris, The greatest excite- ment, we are told, prevailed throughout the city antil the real cause was ascertained. These are the brief particulars thus far received of the terrible calamity. It is only a few short weeks since we were compelled tochronicle a similar catastrophe. Then, as in the present case, @ number of poor industrious people of both sexes were burled into eternity without a moment's notice. The London Times on ¢ Home end Al Irishman at a. The London Times, always able, but not always wise, has, according to a cable despatch which we print this morning, found a text in the New York disturbances of the 12th, Says the J'imes of yesterday:— If Irish fends areas implacable in America as they are in Ireland, and more sapguinary, Irishmen inust ask themseives wuether Irish nature is not more responsible for the troudies in ireland than English misrule. We do not deny that there is something of tbe Lord of Misrule in Irish nature, But we can as little deny that Irishmen make good soldiers, good sailors, good citizens. Where do they not make trouble? But where do they not shine? If they are fond of a row, they are at least not cowards. The battle fields of Europe and the battle fields of America have drunk in their blood. In literature, in art, in science, they shine. What would the proud Anglo-Saxon be without them? If they are sometimes rough and destructive in their ways they are not without taste, and even elegance, The splendid cathedrals which have recently been reared in Great Britain and Ireland, and which are to be seen in every city of Northern America, are to be credited to them, and them alone. What Pat wants—and it is about the only thing he wants—is to be well governed. He is not safe unless he feels that the reins are in a strong hand. Tue Eart or Dersy has trampled upon the most cherished traditions of his party, Tory peers in the House of Lords must have looked unutterable amazement yesterday when he, their acknowledged leader, rose in denun- ciation of the purchase system in the army. The privilege of buying military rank with title and money bas ever been dear to the tory heart. The speech of Lord Derby against this time-honored institution marks an era in the history of his party, He has dealt the last deathblow to the stronghold of the tory aristocracy. The abolition of the purchase system will be agreat reform in the British army. But it will lead to a still more important result—to a social revolution in English society—if the measure should be passed, as in all proba- bility it will, The sons of the nobility, who have hitherto had it pretty much their own way in the army, will enter into a list where only bard work and superior attainments will obtain a commission, Thus the abolition of the purchase system in the army will be a great leveller of rank and tend to introduce democratic Mons into Baglish society. Tuk New oad Washington despatch | states that Secretary Boutwell has suspended the printing of the new bonds because he has & supply on hand sufficient to meet the ordi- nary requirements of the immediate future, judging from the rate of subscription for some time past, He has not been advised of any negotiation of the new loan in Europe, such as was announced by the Associated Press agents last week, SATURDAY. JULY 15. 1871. The Late Battle for Tiberty and iis Lessons to all Concerned. “Forward, the Light Brigade ” Was there a man dismayed ? Not, though the soldier knew Some one haa blundered : ‘Theirs not to make reply, ‘Theirs not to reason why, ‘Theirs but to do and die, Into the valiey of Death Rode the six hunared, “Some one had blundered.” Hence the needless slaughter of that famous Light Brigade in its disastrous charge upon the Russian batteries. and Law Piui in the battery smoke, Right pi the line they broke; and Rass‘an Reeted from Lae tue sabre stroke, tered and sundered, Then shar rode back, but sated Not the six hundred. There were possibly over a hundred and fifty persons killed and wounded in our streets on the 12th of July, and it appears to be the general impression that this bloody work might have been avoided had not some one or more in charge of the National Guard blundered. If this is trae, where lies the responsibility ? Does it belong to General Shaler? And may it be charged to his neglect of specific instruc- tions to his subordinate officers? Or is some officer of this regiment, that regiment or the other responsible, in having disregarded his geveral instructions from headquarters? Or does the responsibility belong to the soldiers of one or of several regiments in opening fire without orders or in disregard of orders from their colonels? Or did the cap- tain or captains of any regiment order a fire in the absence or in violation of orders from any superior officer? These questions can be settled satisfactorily only by a searching in- vestigation; but, in the meantime, it is evident that among our National Guards there was some blundering, and blundering sufficient to suggest the necessity of a more efficient train- ing of our State militia regiments than they have yet been given in reference to such emer- gencies as that of Wednesday last. This is the lesson which the events of that fearful day teach us in regard to the patriotic soldiers upon whom in every crisis of sudden danger to the public peace we confidently rely ; anditisa lesson which should be thoroughly studied and understood by our National Guards in view of future contingencies. We are proud of our city police establish- ment, of its discipline, loyality, coolness, courage and efficiency in dealing with a mob. All the qnalities of policemen demanded on such occasions were strikingly illustrated in the cool and courageous bearing of our police force on Wednesday last. But we are re- minded from the events of that dreadful day of the old adage that ‘‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” For example, had the police cleared the streets early in the morning. in all the neighborhood of the Orangemen’s headquarters, from which their procession was to start, and had all the neigh- boring streets been kept clear until the pro- cession had gone by, a collision with tie soldiers might have been avoided. The dis- positions of the police and the military for the protection of the Orangemen on their line of march were very good, for the Orangemen were completely protected from the beginning to the end of their parade, but the clearing away of the riotous elements collected on Eighth avenue and ‘lying in wait” for the procession was delayed too long, it being delayed till the procession and its protecting forces were in the midst of the rioters. Here, then, we have a lesson for the police which should not be disregarded. In the next place the list of the killed and wounded embraces many innocent and law- abiding citizens, drawn by a fatal curiosity to the ground of conflict. In all collisions of the military with the mob, in this city and in all other cities, we have the same old story of the killing and maiming of inoffending citizens and strangers. The lesson of all such cases is that of poor innocent dog Tray, who suffered with the guilty in being found in their company. Soldiers and bullets are no respecters of per- sons in a street fight, and even if the soldier aims at a well-known ruffian the chances are as ten to one that in the sargings of the crowd he misses his man and hits another party. Upon this point the words fitly spoken by Archbishop McCloskey to his flock on Sunday last are like ‘‘apples of gold in pictures of sil- ver,” and all peaceable citizens will do well to remember them, for they are catholic in the universal sense of the term. The Iate Riet and Life Io mite. The recent disturbances in our city have given rise to a point connected with life assur- ance of great importance to our citizen sol- diers. A statement has been made that, according to the terms of a policy, as issued by a life assurance company to any members of our militia regiments it is necessary to obtain a permit from the company before the holder can act in his military capacity, so that his insurance may not be vitiated. The inter- est that must naturally attach to this question, and the unbappy killing of Sergeant Samuel Wyatt and Mr. Henry C. Page in the perform- ance of their duty with the Ninth regiment last Wednesday, have led us to make inquiry at the Equitable Life Assurance Society, in which Mr. Wyatt was insured. We ascer- ained that @ permit to serve in a military capacity for the suppression of riots ie by no means necessary; that if aske@ for ft is granted, but it is not made a requirement by this company. The circumstances of Mr. Wyatt's death do not in any way interfere with the payment of bis policy. This is a wise and liberal determination on the part of the Equitable Society. No vast moneyed cor- poration or large property holder in New York could be more interested in the maintenance of law and order, and in this way this com- pany is simply doing its part toward the pro- tection of its own as well as the general interest. ae Tne Coxxeoticut Lrors.ature has sent a nice little commission—consisting of Governor Jewell, ex-Governor English and Augustus Brandegee—to Washington in regard to the lands donated for a navy yard. Twenty-five hundred dollars have been appropriated to defray expenses, That sum would hardly pay for one good Congressional dinner, But the commissioners are all rich men, and money will be no object if the navy yard site can be secured for the State. But New York is inno burry to give up the Brooklyn Navy Yard, althongh the subject will, no doubt, be again acitated at the next session of Congresiy Per. wee The special despatch to the Hexatp this morning detailing the scene in the Spanish Cortes during the debate on the 10th inst. in relation to Cuba is another proof of the tenacity with which Spain will hold on to that island. While the American people con- tinue to pour into the ports of Havana, Matanzas, Cardenas, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba one hundred and ten millions of dollars in gold annually for sugar it is folly to expect any other policy from Spain. The island isa mine of wealth to her star veliag politicians, aud the taxes imposed upon American and other foreign commerce help to fill her impoverished treasury. Spain can better afford to sacrifice her soldiery than yield up a source of such immense revenue, and she will continue to send regiment after regiment to Cuba so long as it is profitable. The question of the abolition of slavery in Cuba seems to have been the chief topic under discussion in the Cortes. But Spanish aboli- tion is meaningless. Not a single slave has been freed under the act which went into operation last January, negroes as old as seventy years being enrolled by their masters as under forty in order to evade the operation ofthe law. In a country where the conniv- ance of corrupt officials is readily procured there is, of course, no redress for the slave. And we doubt whether the abolition of slavery by the republic would be faithfully carried out even if the republic was established. Such is the perfidy of both Spaniards and Cubans that it would not be unless other Powers inter- vened to compel it. The abolition of slavery under the present masters of the island, or those who would succeed them should the re- public become a republic in fact as well as in name, would be the downfall of Cuban indus- try. Both the Cubans and the Spaniards seo this, and neither is in heart agreed to the ruin of the planting interests. It is not in the nature of things that the most selfish people in the world should do as the English have done in Jamaica or the Danes in St. Thomas. Freedom for the Cuban slave will only come when war has exhausted both sides, and when intestine feuds bave rendered tie island feeble and prostrate. It is to be hoped that this day may soon come. There is neither peace nor freedom for Cuba while the island is rich and prosper- ous, Only by much suffering can these people be made to understand the meaning of justice and liberty. They are arrogant and perfidi- ous, cruel andrapacious. With the exception of Chile the Spanish-American republics bave been little better than the dominion of Spain. Venezcela and Panama have just been torn by internal dissensions. Mexico may even now be on the eve of a civil war. Cuba is becoming like them in everything except freedom from Spanish rule. This, too, will come in time, but in the end the island will reach its manifest destiny—annexation to the United Siates. Just now it would bea very undesirable acquisition for us. With its large estates in private hands even the Americans could not raise sugar without slavelabor. We could easily enough wipe out the insurgent bands which would be formed against us, as they are now formed against Spain, but we could not make the people industrious with tenacious land owners holding on to immense but profitless plantations. The large aban- doned sugar estates of Jamaica are the secret of the degradation of the colored population, The same state of affairs would come to pass in Cuba if we should consent to take it. We must let the Cortes quarrel over it, and for the present stand by till the people of the island work out their own redemption. The impracticability of the Spanish and Cuban character is the stumbling block in the way, and until war and suffering have taught their lesson this stumbling block cannot be re- moved. ‘The Commission for Examining Drugagists at Work. There is a prospect that hereafter our citi- zens will not be so likely to be poisoned by ignorant or careless druggists and drugzgisis’ assistants as formerly, We see by a special notice, published in our advertising columns, that the Board which has been organized un- der the act of the Legislature for the examina- tion of and licensing druggists and prescrip- tion clerks in the city of New York has called upon this class of persons to conform to the law. They are required to present themselves on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 72 Union place for examination on the subjects of chemistry, poisons and their antidotes, practical pharmacy and officinal botany, materia medica, adulterations of drugs, and pre- scriptions. Those who fail to do so before the expiration of six months from the date of the organization of the Board and shall not have passed an examination and received a certificate, and who shall make up any physician's prescription, will be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, may be fined five hundred dollars or imprisoned six months, or both, at the discretion of the Court. The fee for a druggist’s certificate is thirty dollara, and for # prescription clerk's ten dollars, From the composition of the Board we have no doubt the examination will be thorough and the public protected in this important matter of dispensing drugs. Pro- fessor R. Ogden Doremus, M. D., is. the president, and the greatest confidence can be placed in his well known ability. Associated with him are William Graham, M. D., Theo- bald Frohwein, druggist, and C. M. O'Leary, M.D. Louis ©, Brander is the secretary of the commission. It isto be hoped the drug- gists of the city will show a professional pride in preparing themselves and in aiding the commission, so that this branch of business, upon which the health, and often the lives, of the people so much depend, may become what it onght to be, and that we shall hear little more of those mistakes of ignorant drug clerks which have proved fatal in many cases to the health and lives of persons, Toe WARNER tumaoatso in Mobile appears to be growing in magnitude, The appoint- ment of Warner, it seems, as Collector of the Port, was distasteful to a majority of the republicans, and @ protest was sent to Wash- ington against it. But to say, as some tele- grame do, that Secretary Boutwell purposely appointed Warner in order to render General Grant uopopalar in Mobile is simply ridicu- lous, That is a too “small potato” game for either to engage ing ee er ti, ws LaF WASHINGTON. Republienn Alarm Over the Condition of. Affairs in North Carolina, Government Sales of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores. PROSPECTS OF THE COTT N CROP Wasuineroy, July 14, Mit Republicans Exercised Over )North Car ‘The political condition of affairs in North Caroting is a source of much uneasiness to the members of the National Republican Executive Committee, and they are now endeavoring to periect a plan to redeem the State trom democra.ic influences, The purpose of the visit of Attorney General Akerman to North Carolina ts to oppose the assembling of the Constt- tutional Convention, which it is intended shall meet in August next, to prepare amendments to the State constitution, adopted on the basis of the four- teenth and fifteenth amendments, in accordance with the reconstruction acts of Congress, Mr. Akerman will speak at Weldou to-morrow, and will immediately return to Washtagton and revise bis Speech for a campaign document in that State, where it is proposed to have them generally dis- wibuted, Cotton Crop Prospects. The July returns do not materially change the cot- ton crop prospects reported in June. Severe rain storms have continued to obstruct cultivation ana check growth in the States upon the Gulf coast, The States of Lontsiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida average lower in condition than at the date of the last report. The Georgia and Texas averages: remain unchanged, aud an improvement is indl- cated in the Caroliinus, Tennessee and Arkansas. ‘The percentage of cach State, as compared with the July statement of last year, 1s as follows:— July, 1870, July, 1871. North Carolina. ber cent. 99 per cent. ‘outh Carolina 96 per ceut. 100 per cent. FOOTE 1a. 101 per cent. 82 per cent. Florida. 98 per cent. 88 per cent. Alabama. «102 per cent, 81 per cent. Mississippi. 95 per cent. 80 per cent. Lowslana, 01 per cent. 76 per cent. ‘Texas.. 97 per cent. 93 per cent. Arkansa: 01 per cent, 90 per cent. ‘Tennessee . 86 per cent, 96 per cent. Walle no estlinates can at this early date be made, iis information leads to the following concla- stons:—With a reduction of fourteen per cent tr acreage the continuance of the present rela- uvely low condition and a season as long us that of 1870, theve shonld be gathered a crop of 3,200,000 bales, or about as large as that of 18095 With @ season of average length, 2,900,000 bales; with an eariy frost and very unfavorable season for picking, 2,700,000 bales. The prevalence of insects, with other unpropitions circumstances, would prob- ably reduce tne crop to 2,400,000 bales, and a steady improvement of the plant for sixty days, with the longest and most favorable picking season, might carry the aggregate up to 5,500,000, This is pre- sented as a fair statement of the range of probabilt- ties, based upon the most extensive and reliable data and untnduenced by the clamors of the specu- lators of the Cotton Exchange Tbe Darion Expedition. Commander Seitridge, of tae Darien expedition, to-day pata his respects to the Secretary of the Navy, exhibited bis maps and plans and talked with him generally upon the subject, The heaith of the party during thelr six months’ sojourn on the Isthmns was excellent, With the exception of the Joss of one mau by conswapwon and another by the upsetting of a boat there were no deaths. The good health 1s attributed to the sanitary regulations adopted and to the large supply of wholesome food taken from the United States, Bigumist Bowen Axnin in the Field. Bigamist Bowen lett here this morning for Charles, ton, where he expects to be received witha grand demonstration, He will remain there some time accumulating evidence of the frauds perpetrated tn his district at the last election by wnich he was de- prived of his seat, He hopes to prove wat De Large has no right to his seat in Congress as Rep- resentative of the Second South Carolina district. Tho Preside.s Vrip to California. Iv1s sald to-day that the President will not returm to Washington until atter his visit to California, un- Jess sometuing important shal! require his presence here. Itis also stated that be may not go to Cin- cinnati. Gencral Dent will probably accompany tue President on the trip to the Pacific Coast, Sales of Ordnancs aud Oranance Stores, The amount of ordnance and ordnance stores sold by the Ordnance Department since July 1, 1871, 1s $9,500,000, The gales were made under the direc- tion of the Chief of Ordnance, and neither the Prest- dent nor the Secretary of War had anything what- ever todo with the disposition of the arms, The amount received has been covered into toe ‘Treasury Department, leas the expenses attendtug the sales of arms. No sales were made at any tine to foreign belligerent governments, and the only sale made to any foreign Power was to Turkey ta 1869, The Loans 6f 1862 and 1871. ‘The entire amount of the five-twenty loan of 186% now outstanding 13 about $499,000, 000, While itis true tha: various suggestions and propositions have beem made for ‘ta absorption, nothing has yet been de- termmed by the Secretary of the Treasury, It can now be positively stated on oMficiai authority that the new loan has not been withdrawn from the marke. Appointments Confirmed. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day confirmed the following appointments:—James F. Hall, Assist- ant Appraiser, and William M. Mead, Clerk, in the Naval Oftice, New York. ‘The Discuarge of Private Soldiers Discone tinned. An order will soon be issued from the War Depart- ment annovncing that no more applications for tae discharge of private soldiers will be entertained, as the army has been reduced to $0,000 men, in accora- ance with the recent act of Congress, Personal. + Howard smiti, of North Carolina, has been ape pointed an assistant surgeon in the navy, General Capron and pariy will leave Washington on Monday for Japan, by way of San Francisco, Dr, Antisell will take with bim @ large case of medi- cine, specially prepared, and the newest surgicad appliances, A letter received at the Treagury to-day from Gene ral Soinner reports bis heaith as gradually but cer- tainly improving. He Is silent concerning fluancial matters, except that he has accomplished nothing for the present public interests relating to the new loan negotiations. Lieutenant Grant, who graduated at West Point last month, arrived here yesierday. He has a leave of absence untti October, und will spend his time on the Union Pacific Ratiroad, murning his attention to practical engineering. He has been offered a post- tion as civil engineer on that road, and shouid ho like the position will resign tus commission in the army and enter upon civil life. Personal Intelligence. ‘T. Scott Stewart, United Statés Consul to Japan, is at the Alvemarie Hotel. A. Godoy, Chilean Minister to the United States, yesteraay arrived from Washington at the Westmin- ster Hotel. General W. B. Tibbetts, of Troy, 18 quartered at the Gilsey House, General B. F. Jones, of Binghamton, 1s reflavered at the St. Nicholas, Commodore John Colhoun, of the United States Navy, 18 sojourning at the Sturtevant House. Secretary of State Homer A, Nelson, of Pongh- keepsie, 18 again at the Fivth Avenue, Viscount Parker, of England, yesterday arrived at the Rverett Hous Captain Charies B. Mowry, of San Francisco, is stopping at the Spiagter House, of General FE. W. tice, at the Sturie Hou B. ON. Jonnston, of Cinciynan, is at the Grand Hotel. Colonel W. T. Scott and Dr. A. T. Smith, of Texas, ace revidiua at the Eveyett figuse, Washington, ts domiciled